Gene Takagi

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/14/26 Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…

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Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/14/26 Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…

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Opinion | Does Trump Risk Turning America Into a Rogue State?

What would we think if Iran bombed an American school? My column looks at how Trump and Hegseth are undermining the rules of war -- not clear war crimes but getting into territory that is horrifyingly ambiguous. Please read: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...

The 2026 Election Could Be a Game Changer—Advocates Are Prepared to Fight | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. The 2026 midterm election has the opportunity to be a game changer. Voting rights groups are working to ensure a safe and secure election.

The 2026 Election Could Be a Game Changer—Advocates Are Prepared to Fight nonprofitquarterly.org/the-2026-ele... - Rebekah Barber, @npquarterly.bsky.social

Here's what to know about International Women's Day — a celebration and a call to action Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to varying degrees in places around the world.

Here's what to know about International Women's Day — a celebration and a call to action www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Update on GoFundMe Controversy: State Charity Regulators Demand Answers and Action “It’s a news story that should have been uncovered months ago, but perhaps everyone was too distracted and overwhelmed by the daily chaos from Washington, D.C.” That was the opening sentence in Anothe...

Update on GoFundMe Controversy: State Charity Regulators Demand Action and Answers www.fplglaw.com/insights/upd...

Contra Costa Nonprofit Partnership Fair I have the honor of delivering the opening plenary address at this month’s Contra Costa Nonprofit Partnership Fair taking place on Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 9 am to 3:30 pm at Contra Cost…

I'm looking forward to being at the Contra Costa Nonprofit Partnership Fair on March 28, 2026! Read more about the event and what I'll be speaking at here - nonprofitlawblog.com/contra-costa... And if you've been thinking about meaningful nonprofit board service, please join the fun! #boardmatch

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/7/26 Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/7/26 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re... - future of nonprofit regulation, wellbeing as infrastructure, information as civic infrastructure, fiscal sponsorship, fraud red flags, regulator demands for GoFundMe

Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief, names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her Stepping in as acting secretary is GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma who Trump said had "Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda."

Stepping in as acting secretary is GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma who Trump said had "Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda." n.pr/4s2Covt

How Trump Keeps Withholding Money After Being Sued 198 Times Immigration demands for highway dollars, D.E.I. rules for homeless grants: Trump has tried to wield spending to get his way.

How Trump Keeps Withholding Money After Being Sued 198 Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Information as Civic Infrastructure—and How Philanthropy Can Support the Ecosystem | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. Philanthropy funds solutions but less often invests in the fundamental conditions that make those solutions possible. Among the most fragile of those conditions is the shared information ecosystem on ...

We just moved one step closer to a billionaire father-and-son owning CBS, CNN, HBO, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, DC Comics, & TikTok.

That is why erosion of the information ecosystem matters. And why funders must pay attention—and fund to strengthen it nonprofitquarterly.org/information-...

Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Orders on Law Firms

The Trump administration abandoned its effort to impose crippling executive orders on law firms that refused to bow to the White House.

Let’s be clear: Trump's attacks on lawyers are attacks on the rule of law. When intimidation fails, accountability must follow. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

Nonprofit Fundraising Platform Due Diligence Essentials - Charity Lawyer Blog Discover the risks of inadequate nonprofit fundraising platform due diligence and how recent events have impacted charities.

When a Fundraising Platform Fails: What the Flipcause Bankruptcy Should Teach Nonprofits

Information as Civic Infrastructure—and How Philanthropy Can Support the Ecosystem | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. Philanthropy funds solutions but less often invests in the fundamental conditions that make those solutions possible. Among the most fragile of those conditions is the shared information ecosystem on ...

Information as Civic Infrastructure—and How Philanthropy Can Support the Ecosystem nonprofitquarterly.org/information-... - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social, @npquarterly.bsky.social

If there are funders waiting for the "right time" to support us anonymizing participant / service recipient data in vulnerable nonprofits, this is it. Demand for our security cohorts is through the roof but funders are telling me "security isn't something we've heard from our grantees." We're ready.

“The Alabama Solution”: Oscar-Nominated Film Uses Prisoner Cellphones to Show U.S.’s Deadliest Prisons Three activists — Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray and Raoul Poole — featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution were placed in solitary confinement last month in what advocates be...

“The Alabama Solution”: Oscar-Nominated Film Uses Prisoner Cellphones to Show U.S.’s Deadliest Prisons www.democracynow.org/2026/2/16/th... | I'm concurrently reading Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl and shaken by what we fail to learn as a society

Sponsored (Ted Cruz) — S.3942 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 501(c)(3) organizations are liable for the use of funding provided as a fiscal sponsor. As of today, the text has not been published. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... #fiscalsponsorship

Charity Fraud Report 2025 Is Out With Important Findings The year 2025 marks “the fifth year that BDO and the Fraud Advisory Panel (both UK-based) worked together in partnership to combat charity fraud, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Charity Fraud...

Charity Fraud Report 2025 Is Out With Important Findings www.fplglaw.com/insights/cha...

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 2/28/26 Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…

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Seeking Nominations for the 2026 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Awards The Committee on Nonprofit Organizations of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section is calling for nominations for the “2026 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Awar…

Seeking Nominations for the 2026 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Awards nonprofitlawblog.com/seeking-nomi... - nominations are due by March 20 @americanbar.org

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 2/28/26 Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 2/28/26 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re... featuring new BoardSource publication on nonprofit governance and authorized voice & power, @councilofnonprofits.org on harms caused by federal funding cuts, @icnl.bsky.social on federal terrorism law & civil society ...

CALL NOW: Protect our ability to dissent!

CALL NOW: Protect our ability to dissent! www.commoncause.org/florida/acti... Common Cause Florida | Florida lawmakers are considering a package of dangerous bills ...that would give the Governor and Cabinet the power to secretly designate groups as “domestic terrorist organizations”

Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.

They dropped off Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind refugee who didn't speak English, at a CLOSED Tim Hortons.

5 miles away from his home.

He never made it.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Nonprofit Leaders: Federal Funding Cuts Are Driving Service Disruptions and Harming Communities Across the Country One year into the Trump Administration, national and state nonprofit leaders reveal the state of nonprofits amid sector cuts and attacks.

Nonprofit Leaders: Federal Funding Cuts Are Driving Service Disruptions and Harming Communities Across the Country www.councilofnonprofits.org/pressrelease...

Who’s Doing the Work? How to Shift Power and Not Just Workloads | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. Too often, participation in philanthropy means burdensome work for community members, while program staff retains key decision-making power.

Who’s Doing the Work? How to Shift Power and Not Just Workloads nonprofitquarterly.org/whos-doing-t... - Noah Ponton and Vijay Simhan, @npquarterly.bsky.social cc @humanityunitedorg.bsky.social

Purpose-Driven Board Leadership: Authorized Voice & Power in Philanthropy BoardSource announced its release of Authorized Voice & Power in the Boardroom: Reimagining Governance to Fulfill Philanthropy’s Purpose, an incredible resource meeting the moment and embracing…

Purpose-Driven Board Leadership: Authorized Voice & Power in Philanthropy nonprofitlawblog.com/purpose-driv... - BoardSource #nonprofits #governance #PDBL

🇺🇸📝 Our latest explainer clarifies how certain federal terrorism-related provisions, including material support laws, enhanced sentencing, and terrorist designations, can carry legal and operational consequences for civil society actors.

Learn more: www.icnl.org/federal-terr...

Federal Terrorism Law and U.S. Civil Society: An Explainer Explainer on federal terrorism offenses and designations affecting U.S. nonprofits and activists, including material support laws, SDGT and FTO designations, sentencing enhancements, and First Amendme...

Federal Terrorism Law and U.S. Civil Society: An Explainer www.icnl.org/federal-terr... - @icnl.bsky.social

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 2/21/26 Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…

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I played with Steve Kerr in college. This is how he changed my life This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. Harvey Mason Jr. played at the University of Arizona from 1986 to 1990, includi...

I played with Steve Kerr in college. This is how he changed my life www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...